Publications by authors named "A L Storm"
Background: Multiple management guidelines for intraductal papillary mucinous neoplasms (IPMNs) have been published to improve risk stratification and resource utilization. This study aims to evaluate trends in endoscopic ultrasound (EUS) use and agreement between cross-sectional imaging and EUS for specific pancreas cystic lesion (PCL) features.
Methods: This retrospective cohort study included consecutive adults undergoing EUS for suspected IPMN detected with cross-sectional imaging (CT/MRCP) between 2013 and 2015 (Cohort 1) and 2018-2020 (Cohort 2).
Metabolic and bariatric surgeries (MBS), including Roux-en-Y Gastric Bypass (RYGB) and Sleeve Gastrectomy (SG), have proven effective in promoting long-term diabetes remission among patients with type-2 diabetes (T2D). In this multicentre retrospective cohort study, we investigated the effectiveness of RYGB and SG in achieving diabetes remission, specifically among patients with T2D and vascular complications, while accounting for similar baseline diabetes severity. Although various scores predict diabetes remission after bariatric surgery, they do not consider diabetes-related vascular complications, which can influence outcomes even in patients with similar baseline T2D severity.
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- A multicenter study aimed to evaluate the effectiveness of methylated DNA markers (MDMs) found in pancreatic juice (PJ) for detecting pancreatic ductal adenocarcinoma (PDAC) when used alone and in combination with a blood test, CA 19-9.
- The analysis included DNA samples from 88 confirmed PDAC cases and 134 control cases, utilizing logistic regression to summarize accuracy through the area under the receiver-operating characteristic curve (AUROC).
- Results showed that the combination model of PJ-MDMs and CA 19-9 achieved a higher accuracy (AUROC of 0.95) compared to using PJ-MDMs (0.87) or CA 19-9 alone (0
Purpose: Variants in the leptin-melanocortin pathway (LMP) are associated with severe obesity. We evaluated weight loss of patients with or without heterozygous LMP variants, with weight recurrence after Roux-en-Y gastric bypass, who underwent endoscopic transoral outlet reduction (TORe).
Materials And Methods: We retrospectively reviewed patients genotyped for an LMP who had undergone TORe, classified as "carriers" or "non-carriers" of genetic variants.